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Signature Classics
These are the films that need no introduction!

All of the selections at this year’s Plaza Classic Film Festival are important and worthy of viewing and appreciation. But there is a class of films that have attained such popular appeal, that they demand our best slots in the schedule. So get your tickets early and enjoy…

Signature Classic

Paul Newman and Robert Redford define “chemistry” in their first screen pairing as the affable title characters, outlaw buddies who rob the Union Pacific Railroad, elude a crack team of trackers and riflemen hired to hunt them down, and eventually ... read more
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Sponsored by
1969 | PG | Adventure, Western | d. George Roy Hill
Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross

Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Sunday, Aug 15 at 07:00 PM
35mm

Signature Classic

When Audrey Hepburn’s husband is murdered, attempts on her own life lead her to discover she’s suspected to be hiding a quarter of a million dollars stolen by her husband and his war buddies. Desperate for a way to find ... read more
Charade
Sponsored by Charlotte's Furniture
1963 | Not Rated | Comedy, Mystery | d. Stanley Donen
Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau

Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Monday, Aug 9 at 07:00 PM
Archival 35mm

Signature Classic

Essentially working without a script, professional crew, or budget, the late Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda crafted Easy Rider into one of the most iconic road films released in the late 60's. Director Hopper and Fonda play two young ... read more
Easy Rider
1969 | R | Crime, Drama | d. Dennis Hopper
Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson

Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Saturday, Aug 7 at 10:00 PM
New 35mm

No one under 13 admitted
Signature Classic

A nice summer trip to the beaches of Amity Island goes bad fast as a giant white shark begins munching on errant swimmers. Local police chief Roy Scheider works with a slightly crazed fisherman and a wealthy, self-funded oceanographer ... read more
Jaws
1975 | PG | Thriller, Adventure | d. Steven Spielberg
Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss

Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Thursday, Aug 12 at 07:00 PM
Archival 35mm

35th Anniversary
Signature Classic

Newly restored and featuring and original score and live musical accompaniment by the world renowned and innovative Alloy Orchestra, Fritz Lang’s silent masterpiece promises an unforgettable evening at this year’s Plaza Classic. With a record budget for its time, ... read more
Metropolis
The Restored Classic with Live Musical Accompaniment by The Alloy Orchestra
Sponsored by Friend of Downtown
1927 | Not Rated | Fantasy, Sci-Fi | d. Fritz Lang
Alfred Abel, Gustav Fröhlich, Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Sunday, Aug 8 at 07:00 PM
HD Cinema

Signature Classic

This is director Alfred Hitchcock’s most famous and notorious film, but is Psycho a horrific tale of murder and madness, or a macabre black comedy as the director suggested? Immorality, larceny and guilt lead Marion Crane along a rain-soaked highway ... read more
Psycho
Introduced by Special Guest Peter Bogdanovich
Sponsored by
1960 | Not Rated | Horror, Mystery | d. Alfred Hitchcock
Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, Janet Leigh

Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Friday, Aug 13 at 07:00 PM
Archival 35mm

50th Anniversary
Signature Classic

The Greatest Musical Ever Made: The Technicolor extravaganza from the inspired directorial team of Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen returns to the Plaza Classic Festival! In 2008, a packed Plaza crowd erupted into spontaneous applause after every song and ... read more
Singin' in the Rain
With Special Guests Debbie Reynolds and Nick Clooney
1952 | Not Rated | Comedy, Musical | d. Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds

Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Saturday, Aug 7 at 07:00 PM
Archival 35mm

Signature Classic

Another classic story re-told by Walt Disney and his famous animators, Sleeping Beauty is a noteworthy classic for a number of reasons (not the least of which was its nearly decade long production schedule).

Based on the famous Brother’s ... read more
Sleeping Beauty
Sponsored by
1959 | Not Rated | Animation, Family | d. Clyde Geronimi
Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, Eleanor Audley

Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Sunday, Aug 15 at 01:30 PM
Archival 35mm

Signature Classic

Original cast member Nancy Olson will be on hand to talk about her experience working with legendary director Billy Wilder and leading man William Holden in this definitive film noir about an aging, forgotten and delusional silent film star (Gloria ... read more
Sunset Blvd.
With Special Guests Nancy Olson and Nick Clooney
Sponsored by
1950 | Not Rated | Drama, Thriller | d. Billy Wilder
William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Nancy Olson

Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Thursday, Aug 5 at 07:00 PM
Archival 35mm

60th Anniversary
Signature Classic

If director John Huston ever needed an excuse to go to Africa, this was it! A salty, riverboat bachelor and a prim Methodist old maid fight their way down an unruly river in hopes of destroying a German warship. ... read more
The African Queen
1951 | Not Rated | Adventure, Romance | d. John Huston
Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn

Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Friday, Aug 6 at 07:00 PM
New 35mm

Signature Classic

The Plaza Classic Film Festival is pleased to host the world premiere of Sony’s million dollar restoration of David Lean’s epic war story – a winner of 7 Academy Awards in 1958, including Best Picture.

The film takes place ... read more
The Bridge on the River Kwai
World Premiere of Sony’s Restoration
Sponsored by
1957 | Not Rated | Adventure, Drama | d. David Lean
William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins

Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Sunday, Aug 8 at 02:00 PM
2K DCP

Signature Classic

Renowned comedian Buster Keaton is a southern locomotive engineer chasing, and being chased, by Yankees along miles of railway track during the Civil War. Considered to be one of the greatest comedies, Civil War films and train movies ever ... read more
The General (with Walt Strony)
With Live Organ Accompaniment by Walt Strony
Sponsored by Modern Iron Works Inc
1926 | Not Rated | Comedy, Romance | d. Clyde Bruckman and Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender

Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Sunday, Aug 15 at 04:00 PM
Archival 35mm

Signature Classic

An offer you can’t refuse, Francis Ford Coppola’s definitive tale of two generations of an influential Mafia clan is an absorbing study of power, corruption, and family ties. Marlon Brando won Best Actor for his portrayal of Godfather Don Corleone, ... read more
The Godfather
Sponsored by Ardovino's Desert Crossing / Sunturians
1972 | R | Crime, Drama | d. Francis Ford Coppola
Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan

Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Wednesday, Aug 11 at 06:30 PM
Restored 35mm

No one under 13 admitted
Signature Classic

Filmed in B&W in Larry McMurtry’s home town of Archer City, Texas, The Last Picture Show elegizes the narrowing hopes and dreams of a group of high school friends in the 1950s, each of whom is constricted by life in ... read more
The Last Picture Show
Introduced by Director Peter Bogdanovich
Sponsored by Texas Film Commission / El Paso Film Commission
1971 | R | Drama, Drama | d. Peter Bogdanovich
Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd

Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Saturday, Aug 14 at 07:00 PM
Archival 35mm

No one under 13 admitted
Signature Classic

The American remake of the renowned Japanese film Seven Samurai (also play at this year’s PCFF), launched the careers of James Coburn, Charles Bronson, and Steve McQueen, all of whom became international stars after their appearances in this exciting ... read more
The Magnificent Seven
1960 | Not Rated | Western, Adventure | d. John Sturges
Steve McQueen, Yul Brynner, Charles Bronson

Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Saturday, Aug 14 at 10:00 AM
Archival 35mm

50th Anniversary
Signature Classic

Called “The first great epic” by The Village Voice, Mexican movie pioneer Fernando de Fuentes’ cinematic treasure is particularly relevant given this year’s 100th anniversary of the start of the Mexican Revolution. The film’s main characters are six peasants who ... read more
Vámonos con Pancho Villa!
1936 | Not Rated | Drama, War | d. Fernando de Fuentes
Antonio R. Frausto, Domingo Soler, Manuel Tamés

Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Tuesday, Aug 10 at 07:00 PM
35mm

Spanish with English Subtitles